Deliver Project Portfolios like a Boss with Effective Resource Planning

Posted on May 9, 2023May 9, 2023 by Laura Holder

Have you ever over-promised delivery on a project portfolio and under-delivered, leaving management to wonder if you knew what you were doing? Or worse yet, under-promised and over-delivered, with management wondering if you might have been sandbagging or wasting resources? Either way is not beneficial in building confidence in your capability to deliver the committed Read more about Deliver Project Portfolios like a Boss with Effective Resource Planning[…]

AI and the Transformation of Project Management – Part Two

Posted on May 8, 2023May 8, 2023 by Parthiv Bhuta

How far are we from getting AI in Project Management and what is it really going to do for us? How far are we from getting AI? Personally, I don’t think anyone has a crystal ball to truly answer this question. But we can look at what technologies are currently available to predict an answer Read more about AI and the Transformation of Project Management – Part Two[…]

The Importance of Project Methodology

Posted on May 4, 2023May 4, 2023 by Laura Holder

You have heard the statistics … 70% of the projects fail, 27% of the projects go over budget, 77% of the projects are late, and so on. The knee-jerk response is, we need to hire better project managers, but typically, the unacceptable delivery is due to the lack of a project management methodology or the Read more about The Importance of Project Methodology[…]

AI and the Transformation of Project Management – Part One

Posted on May 2, 2023May 2, 2023 by Parthiv Bhuta

The Evolution of Project Management and What Is AI The Evolution of Project Management New technologies and business models have been changing the status quo of how we perceive existing goods and services. From electric lights replacing candles and oil lamps to automobiles replacing the horse and buggy, these phenomena have been occurring throughout different Read more about AI and the Transformation of Project Management – Part One[…]

Resource Management or lack of, can make or break your company’s project portfolio.

Posted on March 3, 2023March 3, 2023 by Laura Holder

INTRODUCTION A project’s success rests significantly on its team, making resources one of the most important investments in the project. Yet in most cases, Resource Management is practically non-existent. How do you ensure that the right resources, are working on the right thing, at the right time? There are 2 things that must come into Read more about Resource Management or lack of, can make or break your company’s project portfolio.[…]

Focused Value of Project & Portfolio Management

Posted on January 5, 2023January 6, 2023 by Tony Castronovo

You are the Program Management Office (PMO) Director of a successful Fortune 1000 company. You have spent years developing processes and standards to deliver projects on-time and on-budget. You may have also introduced strategic value by implementing project/program prioritization and selection processes to support your company’s annual planning & budgeting cycle. And you have likely Read more about Focused Value of Project & Portfolio Management[…]

Leveraging the MS Project Organizer

Posted on October 5, 2022October 12, 2022 by Michelle Chambers

The ‘Organizer’ within Microsoft Project (Standard and Professional) allows one to quickly copy various Microsoft Project objects (fields, groups, filters, calendars, tables, modules, reports, and views) from one Microsoft Project file or Enterprise Project schedule to another. Learn how leveraging the MS Project Organizer will help with your templates and elements. In a Microsoft Project Read more about Leveraging the MS Project Organizer[…]

How To Use Deadlines in Microsoft Project

Posted on September 6, 2022October 17, 2022 by Michelle Chambers

When you’re working on a project, you need to understand how your different tasks will affect when your project ends in order to reach important deadlines. To help manage those important dates, Microsoft Project offers functionality to allow Project Managers the option to enter/set a deadline for any task in the project schedule. Deadlines in Read more about How To Use Deadlines in Microsoft Project[…]